As part of FairTrade Fortnight (28 April - 13 May 2007), The Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand (FTAANZ) and the Green Party are co-hosting a special one-off screening of the documentary Black Gold. As part of FairTrade Fortnight (28 April - 13 May 2007), The Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand (FTAANZ) and the Green Party are co-hosting a special one-off screening of the documentary Black Gold.Black Gold is a persuasive and sobering investigation of the world coffee trade, from the hype and glitz of the World Barista Championships to the Ethiopian farmers who grow the world's finest coffee beans yet live in near starvation.

The film follows the travels of Tadesse Meskela, manager of the Oromia coffee co-operative which represents more than 70,000 Ethiopian coffee farmers, as he searches for a fairer price for coffee.

The 78-minute film will be followed by brief talks and Q & A session with fair trade advocates, including FTAANZ's overseas guest speaker Will Padilla, from a Costa Rican fair-trade collective.

Other speakers include the Chairman of the Ethiopian community in Auckland Zenebe Tsega; Green MP Nandor Tanczos and Barry Coates from Oxfam, who appears in the film.

Locally-produced short documentary A Bean to Pick: a Fair Trade Chocumentary will screen before the main feature. The film was made by young Auckland school students Liam Bowen and Ben Goldson, son of acclaimed filmmaker Annie Goldson, with music by local Auckland musician Steve Abel.

When: Thursday 10 May. 8.30pm
Where: Academy Cinemas, Auckland
Tickets: $15
Bookings: The Acamedy website or phone 09 373 2761 to reserve seats.

Please note: EFTPOS or cash only at the door. Credit Card facilities are not available at the venue.

The Academy serves Fair trade coffee.